Car-door.



B. D. JONES.

CAR DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-19. 1910.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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B. D. JONES. OAR DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.19. 1910.

969,878. Patented sept. 13,1910.

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B. D. JONES.

GAR DOOR.

APPLIOATIoN FILED JAN.1o.191o.

Patepted Sept. 13, 1910.

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Oli? CHl fr ch n .Application .died January 19, i910.

.To all whom ii moy eminem:

Bo it known that i, limoni; D. .'loNns, :i citizen oi tho United Stilles, residing inlho city ot' Chicago, county oi' looli, nntl Stute of illinois7 have invonlotl certain new unil useful innirovonionlnl in (Jur-Doors, which tho 'following is :1 spooilioution.

rlhis invention roliu in our iloor unil hun :inning its nulioul, oli-- jects to proviilo n coinstruotion in which tho stop or confining Pluton nro so connootoil to the door hotly as to provient binding illu-ing the Opening; nml ifltminti?r niovonionl. of the door in ottuso the lzutoi. becomes wztrinril; lo provide it :tinstrimtion in whioh thv ung-lo irons are Secured to tho tloor structure :it the ends of thvf lutter, unil :it tho genti-:tl portion in. Louch :1 unanimi: that tho wurping outl of 'tho door (loon not alloc-,t the nnglo irons; to 'proviilo in :1 ooimtrurtion of lhn :iliov character inuuovoil muuu-z "for .Arvor-- ing llio anglo iroim lo tin* looi- ,m :nl lo prin Vflllll splitting ol' [hn lullii'i.; lo iuoliilo :l supplementary lori" ortwnuliugg linilvfu'rnient of the iloor in www lun holloni lu'url;v otr: or guides nro loonnnml or liroluin; to iroviilo at concslruotion which proveniva tho iloors from boing iouiox'orl wlufn in olosoil limi-- tion, except :from tho iniurr :siilo oi tho our; to provitltx n (lorica which in clim-notarized by Simplicity null lr'onouiy of conll'iulion; und in gmini-nl lo inovirlo un improved ronstruction ol tho ohnrnolor ri'lfmroil lo.

The invention oonhisls. in tlux nizxllorh hereinafter (loncrihoifl unil nuoro particu* lnrly pnintotloui; iu tho itiliiuunloil tlniuis.

ln the ilnwings Vlfiggjuri l irs n 'fruginentury siilo oloi `r.ion o l' u uur boil)V nquiplrml with my inifnntiou; thv door heini.: shown in closoil li'oniion; llin. 2 u vrai-tio: l section-nl viow luke-n ou lino 1%, 2 ot' Finn l. unil looking` in tln,.tliroolion oll tho or rows. Fig. il in u tr; Aillumini-y vomir: l noo- Vtionitl viow showing;l nioro |ml'lii-/uhirly tho manner ol' Soouring llu, upilur oughiron to tho door; Fig. el if; u gcnm-:illy niinilur view showing u .slightly inmlilioil ooustriu'tiou; Fig; 5 is at lrngnirntnry vorliml newlionnl view :allowing moro yourlirulnrly lh.l nmnnor of .Awfuringi thi;` lowor :infilo iroulo lho door; also Showing ono ol' tho holloni lli-Mkets; Fig. o is n frug'nnntiuy wollt/nul vivw token npproxinnitoly on linux 1' n ol' ll'ig. 5; Fig. 7 is u vertical ;v :lionul vitw showing the niannor of Summing tho in'torinmlinliA poi-- tion of the uppor anglo iron lo llu: door;

iig is n sectional. View token :iig-proxinnitoly on lines tlm-8 of Vig. 2l :nul lool-{irri}r i1 tho direction oi.' tho :trl-own; ifi-g. El if; n liorizolitul :sectional viow showing; tho nup- 'o piumoni/airy r'i'niliningl or loiitliingg nuixnlior; iifigr. l() i# n lingounitary g f-r pnfftivi viu ol" tho :nighiron forming purl, oit 'thin #un ploluonlatry looking tloviiro; lfigg. ll i, n porsiuut'ivo viow olA tho lot-llinkf .wtuil7 wiiioh ooopornton with soul unglo iron.

The invontion rol-.llos nioro 11u i'iiculnrly to tlull olush of frtight our ilooru whit-l1 nro so supportrrl :ns lo rooiprmrnto in u plano out sido o't' tho sido wnllS ol' tho our hotly. 7U

Referring tothe drawings, l tlorsignilter: ns :L whole` th our hotly, und 2 tho door which nnty lx:- ol any usunl or suinhlo construction. Ahovo tho door owning, tho cnr hotly is provided with tho usunl fin-ring Strip fai lo which is favoured hy nuutnfs olf plurulity of through hollyl l tho trut-lf, :noniA hor rlwignnlvil :is :l wholo fi. lu ihn prix 'r ilnluin'i, lliifl llzul( nnfzuluu' in oli :linnn-ii lfoi'in unil inulupnd 'to row-iii; l 'a "0 whoa-ly l' amituhly journziloil in mmm, Sonor-ril lo tho ontw .nilo oi' lh ilooi, .i ln'zuflwlu :iro .-ii'i1ro|l io tho rullo ol ill-.5 riool* hy nuun of lflnouggl'h holla tl, Qpon thv innier tauro ol`- tho door opposite: tho 'annulant-i l' urn rinturotl pinion or oarlinigs .l the up'iur mails ol" which oxtontl nhovo tho oppor oflgo ol tho door uw' shown :1t lil. lhioli of iliona: platos is proviiloil nl` it I innor i'auro with un oll'sol iup; ll vaut-il in :1 suilnhlo :socket 114 in thc innor l'ultl of tho iloor anni is :u'lnplcll to reooivc the homls ll ol' l'lu holts 8. 'lhosc bolts nrc linlnul in ponilion lr monos of nuls lll upon their ihrooilorl outor ontlu. Tho couslruction sut-h llnii holh thi'. rustintgs ll :nul 9 lutuzliols T un: rigidly Soourotl to thv ilo-or. Upon tho oppor odge of tho iloor is mounted :in uoglo iron 1T huvinnl :in upsluntlilu; {lungi} lil :it its innir onih wliioh is rivoloil lo tho oxlonsion ll) hy comuni-Mink rivets l?. lil; will lio uottil that this thingie 1.o oxtnnils into :i loogiluilinullliY oxl'tuilino' root-: 5 liv' 'l'orniefl liotwoou tho roar lilo oi tho lizuhY nienihor :'i uml tho uur hotly. 'lho oppor llzuw'o oi tho :nigh: iron l5 unil tho oritounion 1() nro of `auch hilight und wulth relnllvo to tho rcoss los HS :in lo poi-init lzitornl unil upward move.-

nu-nl ol' those nnfxnhorv within the rocvss. 'llu :ing'ltz iron`v olf course., premium tho wheels: from lippinli oil' tho triuzlt in the uuml n unen-r. flimsinutfh, howvwr, :is the anglo iron is :moin-oil to tnttloor only at tlm ends of the latter, 1t will be seen that the bulging out or warping of the central part ot the door will not materially affect the angle iron. Accordingly, the latter will not" be forced outwardly into engagement with the track member during the opening and closing movementof the door. At the same time, the angle iron performs its usual functions. i The lower angle iron 19 upon the lower edge of the door is 'secured tothe latter in a generally similar manner. At the lower edge of the door are secured a pair of approximately U-shaped castings 20, each hav- L ing an offset portion 21 adapted to receive thelowcr lange 19 of the angle iron. The 'horizontal iiange of the angle iron is secured between the lower edge of the door and the base 22 of each bracket. Each oi? these brackets 2G is closed at its outer end as shown at 23v in order to prevent the angle iro'n from slipping out. The inner face 2li oi each bracket is provided with a plurality of offset liigsQG seated in suitable recesses 25 or sockets inI the innerface of the, door and adapted to receive the threaded end of the locking bolts 27. The diameter oi' the sockets 26 is larger than the nuts Q8 in order that the latter maybe turned within the l30 sockets. The arrangement is such that the brackets or Vcastings Q0 cannot be removed, except from the inside or the car. The lower endet each bracket is provided with an 1ntegratweb-shaped lug E29 which is adapted tol pass behind guide brackets 3() secured to the lower ends of the car body in the usual manner. ,c i

Inasmuch as the lower angle iron 19 is secured only at its ends `to the door, the 40 war ing of the-latter Ywill not ail'ect the ang e iron. If' desired, the intermediate portion of each of the angle irons may be Y also secured to the drmr, but in such a man ner that the former is not alected bythe warping of the latter. To this end', upon the upper end of the door is bolteda casting or confining bracket 31, the'horizontal flange 32 nof which extends over the horizontal face of the angle iron and 'holds the latter snugly upon the door. The nuts 34 of the confiar lng bolts 33 are preferably counter-sunkin suitable sockets 35 formed in the innerl face of the door.v At the lower end of the door 'is similarly secured a bracket 36,but in a 5-5 reverse manner, i. e., its horizontal flange ybeing at its lower end, and extending over the angle iron 19. Inasmuch as these conlining bracketsare on the outer face of the door and are not direct-ly connected to the angle irons, they do not affect the latter regardless of the warping of the door body. As a feature of the invention, I prcvide means for preventing the displacement of the lower edge or the door in case the lguide brackets 30 are for any reason lodsened or broken. To this end, near one edge of the4 door is secured a vertically extending angle iron 36', one face of which is counter-sunk in the door as shown at 37 and secured to the latter by means oit through bolts 38.70 Near its lower end, this vertically extending angle iron is provided with an aperture 39 adapted to receivey a lug L1() when the door is in closed position, as shown more' clearly in Fig. 9. This ylug is secured to the 7 5 door post 4:1 by nieansof suit-able screws 42 extending through a base plate 43 and counter sunk in the faceo the post. The arrangement is such that when the door is closed the lug 4i0 will prevent the bottom of 80 the door from swinging outwardly regardless of the confining bracket 30.

In e I have showna slightly modified manner ofsecuring the angle irons to the door. lin this construction the extension g5 10 of the casting 9 is provided. with a hookshaped portion 10 which fits over the ver tical flange 16 of the upper angle iron in such a manner to lock the latter to the door. llt may be necessary in practice to slightly increase the width of the longitudinal recess 1S in case this modified construction is u'sed.

rlhe invention is not limited to the details of construction shown, except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a car body pro vided with a car door opening, of a door adapted to be. moved across said opening, a track member secured to the car body, .a

vsupporting.bracket connected to the door, a

track wheel carried by the-bracket and rid ingin said track member, an angle iron mounted upon the upper edge of the door and having its vertical member extending upwardly into a recess formed between the track member and car body, and means for securing said angle iron to the door only at points adjacent the ends whereby the centra] portion of the door is free to warp Without affecting the normal position of said angle iron.

A 2. The combination with a car body having av door opening, of a closed door adapt- H5 ed to be moved across said openingen; track member secured tothe car body, a support ing bracketv connected to the door, a track wheel mounted in saidbracket and-riding `in said member, an angle iron extending over the upper edge of said door and having its vertical mem'ber projecting upwardly at the rear edge of the door, means for'se curing the said vertical member to the door only at points adjacent the ends of the`latl25 ter whereby the warping of the intermediate portions of the door does not aiect the norc mal position of said'angle iron. i

i 3. The combination with a car body hav'- -ing a door opening, or a wooden door adapt- .130

a longitudinally extending recess, an angle iron mounted upon the upper 'edge of said door and having its vertical member eX- tending into said recess, brackets secured to the inner face of said door and connected to the opposite endsof said vertical flange whereby the warping of the intermediate portions of said door does not affect the normal position of said angle iron.

4. The combination with a car body provided with a car door opening, of a Sub-l stantially closed door adapted to be moved across said opening, a track member secured to the car body, supporting brackets carried by -thc door, track wheels mounted in said brackets and riding in said track mem` `bcr, an angle iron mounted upon the upper edge of the door and having its vertical member extending upwardly into a lon itudinall extending recess, brackets carried by the oor and connected to the angle ironA only at points adjacent the ends of the latterwhereby the central portion of the door is free to'warp'without'aecting the normal position of said angle iron.

54. The combination with a car bod hav ing a door opening, of a door adapte to be moved across said opening, a track-member,

wheel carried by the door andriding in said track member, brackets secured to the lower edge of the door at either end of the latter,

an an le iron extending along the lower said door, and having its ends seated in said brackets, locking lugs carried by said brackets and confining members secured to the car body, and adapted to rcce'ive said lugs when the door is inciosedposition.

6. The combination with a car body having a. door opening, of a door adapted to be moved across said o iening, brackets secured to either end of the oor at the lower edge of the latter, a confining member extending across the lower edge of said door and having its ends seated 1n said brackets, whereby said confining member is rigidly connected to the door only at points ad BELDEN D. JONES.

Witnesses:

`jacent its ends. 

